Flat hosiery frame



Feb. 23, 1932. A. RICHTER 1,846,276

v FLAT HOSIERY FRAME Filed Aug. 29, 195o Patented Feb. 23, 1932 ARTHUR RICHTER, F BERBISDOBF I. E., GERMANY FLAT HOSIERY IFRAME Application led August 29, 1930. Serial No. 478,727.

The present invention relates to a flat hosiery frame in which the frame head or the sinlrer hars are moved upwardly and downwardly for the purpose of shortening the verb' tical movement of the needle hars. Such a machine is naturally very efficient since the rotational speed can be essentially increased due to the shortened vertical movement of the needle bars.

The machine is equipped with guide hars on which the known welt bars, hanging on the drawing off mechanism, slide which are hung therein for the purpose of drawing off' the fabric from the irstrows of loops of the Il parts of thefabric. If these guide hars were rigidly connected with the machine, as herctofore, could not be prevented that, for example, when lowering the frame head particularly the sinkers would collide with the welt hars when the welt bars still project in the sinkers which is the casewhen only one row of loops is to be produced. Also the needles of the needle hars may interfere with the welt hars and this is absolutely to he avoided. For this purpose the guide bars, on which the welt bars slide, are movably connected with the machine so that they will participitate in thevertical movement of the frame head and the sinker bars.

One embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side view of the new device and Fig, 2, a plan thereof.

Referring to the drawings, the uide bars 1 are oscillatorily arranged aroundr the bearings 3 secured to the support 2, and they are further movably attached to the sinker bars 4 or the frame head 5 in any suitable way. Therefore, if the head 5 moves with the sinker bars 4 vertically in the direction of the arrow as (Fig. 1), the guide bars .1 will oscillate about the pivot 6 in the direction y, the welt bars participating in the vertical motion of the sinkers so that trouble of any kind is avoided.

To adjust the small differences in length during the oscillation of the guide bars l, they are disposed at one end in the Slots 7 It will be found advantageous to place the 5 nlcrum 6 as closely as possible to the draw.

' tion of one end thereof.

off mechanism 8 to prevent the rear end'of the har 1 from moving in a direction opposite to that of the front end.

The device described can be used also if the frame head reciprocates horizontally or if a horizontal reciprocating and a. vertical up and clown motion are combined.

I claim 1. A fiat hosiery frame comprising aplurality of sinker bars, and a plurality of guidey 60 bars adapted to supporta welt bar, said guide bar participating in the motion of the said sinker bars.

2. A flat hosiery frame according to claim 1 including a take-up, and a plurality of piv- 65 ots, the plurality of guide bars being oscil latorily arranged relative to the said pivots at the ends facing the take-up.

3. A flat hosiery frame according to claim l in which the guide bars are movably connected with one end of the said s'inker bars.

4. A flat hosiery frame according to claim l in which bearings are provided for the guide bars for permitting longitudinal mo- 5. A flat hosiery frame comprising a sinlzer bar, and a guide bar adapted to support a welt bar, said guide bar cooperating with the sinker bar to participate in the motion of the sinker bar.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification at Dresden, Germany, this 21st day of August, 1930.

ARTHUR RICHTER. 

